*-It's unknown if Ben Roethlisberger will start week 16 or
not for Pittsburgh. He was ineffective last night and clearly bothered by his
ankle injury.

*-The Bears are ready to move on from Caleb Hanie. They are
expected to start Josh McCown this week.

*-Word is the Rams are likely to shut down Sam Bradford for
the last 2 games of the 2011 season. Between his bothersome ankle injury and
having nothing to gain by subjecting him to more potential injuries, it's
believed they will close out the season with Kellen Clemens at QB.

*-Matt Hasselbeck is expected to remain the starter for
Tennessee unless he has any troubles with his calf injury in practices this
week.

*-Colt McCoy is not expected to be ready to return from his
concussion yet and the Browns are expected to start Seneca Wallace again week
16.

*-No word on whether Kevin Kolb will be able to start for
Arizona or not. With the way John Skelton has been winning games it just may be
that the Cards decide to sit Kolb another week to really clear up any remaining
cobwebs he may have from his own concussion.

Running Backs

*-Darren McFadden didn't practice today and it seems
unlikely at this point that he will play week 16. Expect Michael Bush to be the
feature RB for Oakland again this week.

*-Chris Johnson suffered an ankle injury but it's not
believed to be serious and he is currently expected to be okay for week 16. But
with how unreliable he's been even with a good matchup it's hard to trust him.

*-Roy Helu suffered knee and foot injuries this past week
and while he is expected to be able to play this week, this could mean he loses
his feature RB status and instead goes into a time share with Evan Royster.

*-Shonn Greene suffered tendon damage to his pinky finger
but it won't prevent him from starting week 16.

*-Felix Jones was held out of practice today because of a
minor hamstring strain but he is currently fully expected to start for Dallas
this week.

*-Willis McGahee suffered a hamstring injury week 15 and
while the Broncos say it isn't serious, it's always a concern when the injury
prone McGahee can't finish games. You just know he wants to play this week
though as it's against his former team, Buffalo. As long as he practices by the
end of the week I'd say he'll be fine.

*-Steelers backup RB Mewelde Moore suffered a knee injury
yesterday and he is likely to miss the last two games of the season.

*-There's rumblings out of Chicago that Kahlil Bell may
overtake Marion Barber as the primary RB, but I would be very careful about
buying too heavily into this as Bell has one good game to his resume, last
week.

Wide Receivers

*-Andre Johnson has already been ruled OUT for Thursday
night's game. Jacoby Jones will start in his place.

*-A.J. Green suffered a shoulder sprain week 15 and while he
is likely to be held out of practices until Thursday, he is expected to be able
to play week 16. Green's teammate, Andre Caldwell was a surprise inactive this
past week and now word is that he could miss the last 2 games of the season
because of an abdominal injury.

*-Steve Johnson should be considered questionable for week
16 after he aggravated a previous groin injury this past week. While Johnson is
likely to play, he won't be 100%.

*-Johnny Knox will miss the rest of the rest of the regular season
after suffering what looked like a horrific back injury week 15. Luckily, he's
supposed to be okay for the 2012 season. Between this the release of Sam Hurd
last week, the Bears now have Earl Bennett, Roy Williams, Devin Hester, Dane
Sanzenbacher, and they signed Max Komar to be the 5th WR.

*-Seattle's Mike Williams' season is over after he broke an
ankle this past weekend.

*-Jacoby Ford didn't practice today for Oakland and it would
be a safe bet to assume he won't be playing this week.

*-Ted Ginn may miss week 16 because of an ankle injury.

Tight Ends

*-Jake Ballard suffered a knee injury and while it's not
believed to be serious, it likely will prevent him from playing week 16.

*-Owen Daniels is considered a game time decision for
Thursday night because of a knee injury. Joel Dreessen might be the better play
from Houston.

*-Dallas Clark will likely be considered a game time
decision for Thursday night as well with his neck injury. Jacob Tamme is likely
the better play.

*-Buffalo hopes to have Scott Chandler back from his ankle injury
this week but it's too early in the week to know for sure. They could use him
as they lost backup Lee Smith for the last 2 games because of an ankle injury.

*-Cleveland lost Alex Smith for the last 2 games because of
a shoulder injury. Rookie Jordan Cameron moves up the depth chart to behind
Evan Moore.

*-Washington waived Dominique Byrd. So much for that
intriguing skill set I said he possessed last week.

Kickers

*-Baltimore may decide to bring in a kicker to take Billy
Cundiff's place. Cundiff missed a FG this past weekend and he's been struggling
with a calf injury the last few weeks.

*-Jacksonville's Josh Scobee appears to be over his groin
injury as the Jags waived his insurance policy, Brandon Coutu, today.